Morax is dead, Liyue will fall into my hands.

This newspaper, right? I've ordered tomorrow's. How many mora?

Zhuang Chi also knew that Boss Li always meant what he said, and complaining was just complaining; he didn't expect it to really solve the problem. If he wanted to see the results, he would have to subscribe to tomorrow's newspaper.

"If it's without a picture, it's 10 mora per serving; if it's with a picture, it's 20 mora per serving. If you want it delivered to a specific location, there will be an extra charge depending on the location you request."

Jiaxuan Teahouse prepares one serving for customers every day, so you don't need to order if you come here." Li Ye quickly revealed the price he and Gan Yu had agreed on after several discussions.

Ten Mora for a newspaper isn't unaffordable for the average Liyue resident, but the cost-effectiveness is too low, so they certainly wouldn't pay for it.

The problem is that Li Ye never intended to sell newspapers to ordinary Liyue people. There was no other reason than that most ordinary Liyue people are illiterate, so how could he sell them?

Conversely, literate people are often quite wealthy, and ten mora is a perfectly affordable amount for them. Those who can afford to patronize Jiaxuan Teahouse naturally don't care about such a small amount of mora.

Some customers, upon hearing about the newspaper delivery service, even left their address and Mora (a brand of newspaper) to order another copy, considering they probably wouldn't be able to come to Jiaxuan Teahouse.

Li Ye's gaze did not fall on the customers who had made reservations, but instead lingered on the customers who remained seated, engrossed in reading their newspapers.

He knew that even if customers were only interested in martial arts novels, as long as they bought the newspaper, they would eventually notice other content in the newspaper.

This is exactly the result Li Ye wanted!

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P.S.: Chapter 3 was censored today and was only released after it was revised. The editor also warned me to be more careful with my writing.

I'm quite easily frightened, and I've deleted another batch of posts and book reviews. Please forgive me if any of your posts or reviews have been deleted. This is also to prevent the book from being abandoned.

In addition, many readers have commented that the protagonist doesn't have any special abilities and seems like a clown.

Well, I think the previous chapters have already given the protagonist two major "cheat codes," although these two cheat codes are not quite the same as the cheat codes that everyone is familiar with.

I'll be writing about the conflict with the Northern Bank soon, and then you'll see how these two "cheat codes" work.

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Chapter 44: 500,000 Mora, Liyue is number one!

The newspaper has two large pages, front and back, with martial arts novels taking up almost a quarter of the content, but that also means that three-quarters of the content is other things.

I thought it would be very boring, but the customer realized he was wrong after just two glances, and very wrong at that!

Compared to this content, the martial arts novels published are all considered legitimate content.

What about Miss Yun Jin's voice care routine, her hobbies, and what kind of boy she likes best...?

The interview content related to Yun Jin alone took up more than half a page!

In addition, there were some recent rumors and anecdotes about Yaoguang Beach, recommendations for snacks in Liyue Harbor, and the reading notes of the second son of the Feiyun Merchant Guild... but there was nothing particularly useful information.

What's most ridiculous is that, in order to grab readers' attention in a short time, Li Ye directly copied headlines from later marketing accounts and UC News.

Shocking! Are you still in the dark about the false rumors about the Rock King Emperor that have been circulating for ten centuries?

Shocking! Secrets about Jueyun Karst unknown to 99.99% of Liyue residents.

Shocking! Men will be speechless, women will weep! If you don't share this, you're not a true Liyue person!

For the people of Liyue who have never been exposed to the harsh realities of marketing accounts and sensationalist media, regardless of how informative these messages may be, they instantly capture people's curiosity, making them eager to know the follow-up answers.

The key point is that many interview or investigation contents are not released all at once. Just like the published martial arts novels, they are released gradually based on subsequent investigations.

This cannot be blamed on the newspaper for being inhumane. The newspaper has clearly stated that it is currently tracking the situation in real time on the front lines and reporting based on firsthand information.

In other words, no one knows how things will develop from here, and further investigation is needed. Even if we wanted to write about it, we couldn't.

This left those who had read the newspaper completely anxious, wishing they could activate the Red King's Stand to erase this period of time.

Finally, Li Ye deliberately published information about "Wanmin Money Shop" in a very prominent section of the newspaper, which was his trump card.

The information about "Wanmin Money House" was not revealed all at once; it was done using a marketing tactic commonly used on Earth.

"A mysterious business that could change the history of Liyue has quietly begun to develop, and it will be ready to be launched in fifteen days!"

Over the next fifteen days, we will release one piece of information about this mysterious organization every day, and everyone can make inferences based on the information they receive.

Before the full details of the mysterious business and its strategic guidelines are revealed, the first reader to deduce the mysterious business and its development guidelines will receive a substantial reward of 500,000 Mora.

In addition, our newspaper will conduct a detailed interview with him and publish the interview in a large section.

The first piece of information: This business involves a massive amount of Mora.

So all the readers who noticed this message were stunned.

A mysterious business?

Change Liyue?

Five hundred thousand Mora!?

A solo interview?

Each piece of information stimulates the reader's senses.

Even if the people who come here are rich, how can the money given by their parents be the same as the money they earn through their own abilities?

Furthermore, 500,000 Mora is definitely not a small number.

For ordinary people, that's money they might not be able to earn for the rest of their lives.

For many young men, the final exclusive interview is what really gets them excited.

They idle away their days, they have no shortage of money, but they are obsessed with saving face!

Although it's unknown how many people read or care about this "People's Daily," and it doesn't matter what that mysterious business is, it's still the first time in all of Liyue that a mystery has been solved!

The thought of being crowned the best in all of Liyue and then being interviewed made these young masters feel hot all over. They wanted to take off their clothes and shout, "Who else can do this?!"

Even if relatives and friends don't read newspapers by then, the young master who finally solves the mystery will probably want to buy hundreds of copies and stuff them into the hands of his relatives and friends.

"Mr. Li, this mysterious business..."

Seeing that someone had finally spoken up, Li Ye revealed a triumphant smile: "Everyone can take a guess. I can assure you that the information about the mysterious business is absolutely true."

There's no need to worry about anyone leaking information or me asking my own people to provide clues so I can produce and sell these 500,000 Mora myself.

Although I, Li Ye, am young, I still know the three words: fairness, impartiality, and transparency.

"If in the end everyone feels there's something fishy going on, they can go directly to the General Affairs Department to file a complaint. I, Li Ye, will absolutely be willing to accept the investigation."

Upon hearing this, the person seated immediately replied, "Mr. Li, you're exaggerating. We might not trust others, but Mr. Li's character is well-known. However, if we can guess his mysterious business and strategy..."

Li Ye pointed to the entrance and said, "I will set up special personnel at the entrance of Jiaxuan Teahouse. These professionals are all contracted with me and will not leak any information."

If everyone's guess matches the mysterious business published in the newspaper, 500,000 Mora will be handed over.

In addition, whether you can guess it or not, this mysterious business will be fully exposed in fifteen days, and then everyone can witness whether it is as exaggerated as the newspapers say.

If this business deal fails to convince everyone, then the "Wanmin Daily" will close down, and I, Li Ye, will compensate you for every single newspaper sold!

"Based on this statement alone, if anyone suspects that Boss Li has inside information, I, Sun, will be the first to stand up and object!"

"Well said. Even though I have less money, I trust Mr. Li. As for the mysterious business, I'm really looking forward to seeing what happens!"

"We all know Mr. Li's personality very well. He would never be willing to spend 500,000 on food, drinks, and entertainment. But when it comes to fulfilling his promises, he would never even blink an eye!"

"Hahahahaha."

"Hahahahaha."

"Hahahahaha."

When the last person finished speaking, it immediately caused a burst of laughter.

It had already become widely known that Li Ye would pack up his meal at Xinyuexuan and bring it back to serve as an extra meal to his employees.

If anyone else had done this, they would have been ridiculed, but Li Ye was known for his good treatment of his former dockworkers and employees.

It's fine to mock Li Ye for not knowing the rules, but mocking him for being stingy will only bring shame upon yourself.

Besides, it's only 500,000 Mora. Given the current size of Jiaxuan Teahouse, it can generate net profit in less than ten days. Li Ye has no need to engage in insider dealings on this matter.

"Then let's have a competition to see who comes out on top!"

"Alright, Mr. Li will be the referee, let's see who is the number one in Liyue!"

"Brothers, if I, Young Master Zhao, manage to get these 500,000 Mora, I will ask each of you to listen to my story at Jiaxuan Teahouse for three days straight."

This remark was met with another round of laughter and cheers, and the remaining customers who had not originally planned to pre-order the "Wanmin Daily" for tomorrow also joined the ranks of those making reservations.

Even though they weren't interested in the 500,000 mora and the interview slots, they couldn't resist joining in the fun amidst the wave.

Chapter 45: Not just win, but win big!

Joining in the fun is human nature, and the continent of Teyvat is no exception.

As all the customers in the teahouse left one after another, Li Ye looked at Manager Zhang, who had come over, and asked, "Have you taken care of the things I asked you to do before?"

When Manager Zhang heard Li Ye's question, he replied with a smile, "Don't worry, boss, everything from eating at Huyan to the dock has been arranged."

As for some remote villages, we have already reached out to them, but because the journey is quite long, there is still no news.

To be honest, the boss is kind-hearted. Even if he just handed Mora a newspaper and asked them if they wanted to buy it, these storytellers who make a living with their words would definitely be willing to pay out of their own pockets.

In Liyue Harbor, especially in the Scarlet Cloud Slope area, the literacy rate is relatively high. In places like Tiger Rock, the docks, or other more remote areas, almost everyone is illiterate, and some villages only have one or two literate people.

Is it that they don't want to learn? Or that they're not interested?

of course not!

Everyone knows that only by being literate can one get ahead in life. Even if you're not successful, being an accountant or writing letters in the village is still a better job than doing manual labor.

The problem is, we don't have the money!

Studying is an expensive thing. Not to mention the cost of books and the tuition fees for hiring a tutor, many families cannot afford even free teaching.

This is no joke. In remote villages of Liyue, some children have to help at home as early as eight, start working at twelve or thirteen, and have to work hard to help their parents support their younger siblings by fifteen or sixteen.

Not earning money to help ease the burden on the family, but still having to spend money on education—only slightly wealthier families have this kind of ability.

The newspaper mainly contains martial arts novels, gossip, and eye-catching stories, which will interest anyone with entertainment needs, including the lower-class people of Liyue.

What if they can't read? To solve this problem, Li Ye simply paid a storyteller to tell them stories!

He had worked as a porter at the docks and knew very well that low-level laborers didn't have any sophisticated forms of entertainment. In their spare time, they would get together in groups of three or five to chat about the interesting things they had heard recently.

Once someone hears it from a storyteller, it will quickly spread like a virus.

Five hundred thousand Mora might be something those rich kids would scoff at, but for the lower-class Liyue people, it's a number that can make them stop in their tracks.